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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071045 | Reformer A reformer includes first and second reforming units which are stacked together. A first hole is formed at the center of a first receiver member of the first reforming unit, and a plurality of holes are formed in a peripheral portion of a second receiver member of t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7993784 | Multiple stage combustion process to maintain a controllable reformation temperature profile A reaction vessel that integrates and balances an endothermic process with at least one exothermic process of the fuel cell system. Preferably the exothermic process is conducted in stages to provide more uniform and/or controllable heat generation and exchange, and... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981372 | Oxidative autothermal reformer and oxidative autothermal reforming method using the same An oxidative autothermal reformer including a reforming layer at least partially filled with a reforming catalyst for producing a reformed gas composed mainly of hydrogen through a reforming reaction by contacting a mixture of a hydrocarbon or an aliphatic alcohol a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7901820 | Solid oxide fuel cell stack assembly and method for fueling A method for fueling a solid oxide fuel cell stack is provided. The method includes passing a first portion of hydrocarbon fuel through a catalytic hydrocarbon reformer to generate a first reformate. The first reformate is passed through a hydrocarbon cracker to gen... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7879500 | Regenerative oxidizer assembly for use in PEM fuel cell applications An oxidizer assembly provided with a housing having a plurality of inlets each for receiving a different gas and a plurality of outlets each corresponding to a different one of the inlets and outputting gas resulting from the gas received from its corresponding inle... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7846594 | Reformer and fuel cell system having the same There is provided a fuel cell system comprising: a reformer for generating a hydrogen gas stream from fuel through a catalytic chemical reaction using thermal energy; and a stack for generating electric energy through a reaction between the hydrogen gas stream and o... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7842424 | Multiple stage combustion process to maintain a controllable reformation temperature profile A reaction vessel that integrates and balances an endothermic process with at least one exothermic process of the fuel cell system. Preferably the exothermic process is conducted in stages to provide more uniform and/or controllable heat generation and exchange, and... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7807113 | Microchannel compression reactor assembly The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the r... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803329 | Apparatus and methods for the production of ammonia and fischer-tropsch liquids A gasification plant and methods for producing ammonia, Fischer-Tropsch fuels, electrical power, and/or sulfur from carbon-bearing feedstocks including coal and/or petroleum coke. Methods for production of desired relative amounts of ammonia and Fischer-Tropsch liqu... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7722831 | Micro component steam reformer apparatus for producing a syn-gas from liquid hydrocarbons A micro component steam reformer system for producing hydrogen-enriched gas to power a fuel cell adapted for scalable power requirements wherein fluid flow is configured in a circuit whereby, in serially interconnected fluid flow modules, a vaporized hydrocarbon is ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7662349 | Reactor Disclosed is a reactor including: a first reaction part and a second reaction part each comprising a reaction channel where a reactant flows, in which the reactant is applied to cause a reaction of the reactant, and which are arranged to form a gap therebetween; a h... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651669 | Microsystem process networks Various aspects and applications or microsystem process networks are described. The design of many types of microsystems can be improved by ortho-cascading mass, heat, or other unit process operations. Microsystems having energetically efficient microchannel heat ex... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7601309 | Metathesis unit pretreatment process with formation of octene Disclosed is a process for integrating a butene dimerization process with a metathesis process to remove isobutene from the feed stream to the metathesis reactor. The isobutene is preferentially dimerized in the dimerization process to leave n-butenes for metathesis... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591983 | Heavy oil treating method and heavy oil treating system The invention is intended to produce high-pressure light fuel gas with good combustibility by contacting and reacting high-temperature, high-pressure water and heavy oil with each other in a contact-reaction unit to extract light oil components from the heavy oil an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591982 | Thermal waste recycling method and system, and application thereof in the treatment of waste with a high water content A thermal waste recycling system and method and to the application thereof in the treatment of high-water-content waste includes: a column for thermal waste pyrolysis, a thermal pyrolysis gas combustion chamber, a thermal purification and molecular cracking device, ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588737 | Process and apparatus for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which co... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7575728 | Processes employing multiple successive chemical reaction process steps and apparatus therefore The present disclosure provides processes and apparatus for the production of materials requiring a plurality of chemical reaction steps. In the prior art the number of reaction vessels is minimized by performing two or more reactions together in the same vessel. In... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569195 | Microchannel compression reactor assembly The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the r... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7553460 | Process and apparatus for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid to improve vapor yield from vapor/liquid separation A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which co... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7524467 | Process for the production of alkylbenzene A process for the production of alkylbenzene includes the steps of introducing benzene and an olefin feed into a first alkylation reaction zone in the presence of a first alkylation catalyst under first alkylation reaction conditions to produce alkylbenzene and a va... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7517506 | Process for the production of alkylbenzene with ethane stripping A process for the production of alkylbenzene includes introducing benzene and an olefin feed into a first alkylation reaction zone in the presence of a first alkylation catalyst under first alkylation reaction conditions to produce a first alkylation effluent contai... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7442348 | Sulfur-bearing residue treatment system A sulfur-bearing residue treatment system is provided for the recovery of valuable organic components and the reduction of capital costs and operating costs. The treatment system involves the use of a stripping vessel in conjunction with a heating apparatus. All ele... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422728 | Partial oxidation reactor A reactor intended to carry out partial oxidation reactions starting from liquid feedstocks that can go from GPL to gas oil for the purpose of producing synthesis gas is characterized by finely controlled hydrodynamics and a high degree of thermal integration, and c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419643 | Methods and apparatus for recovering gypsum and magnesium hydroxide products The present invention provides methods and apparatus for treating flue gas containing sulfur dioxide using a scrubber, and more particularly relates to recovering gypsum and magnesium hydroxide products from the scrubber blowdown. The gypsum and magnesium hydroxide ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416571 | Compact mixer for the mixing of gaseous hydrocarbon and gaseous oxidants Embodiments include methods and apparatus for mixing feedgases and producing synthesis gas. The apparatus includes a vessel containing a mixing system comprising one or more channels and a reaction zone downstream of the mixing system. A first feedgas and a second f... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407636 | Reformer for fuel cell system and method of manufacturing reaction substrate used for the same There is provided a reformer for a fuel cell system, the reformer comprising: a reforming unit having a reaction substrate in which a catalyst layer is formed in a plurality of flow channels for allowing fuel to flow and for generating hydrogen through a reformation... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404890 | Process for the production of middle distillates by hydroisomerisation and hydrocracking feeds from the Fischer-Tropsch process The invention concerns a process and apparatus wherein the paraffin effluent from the Fischer-Tropsch process is separated into a heavy fraction with an initial boiling point of 120-200° C., said heavy fraction then optionally being hydrotreated then brought into c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402188 | Method and apparatus for coal gasifier A method and apparatus for efficiently forming a gaseous material from a solid starting material. The produced gaseous material includes a CGE HHV having a high percentage of an original HHV of the starting material. The gaseous product may be used to form a plurali... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384702 | Apparatus for mixing fuel and an oxidant Apparatus for mixing fuel and an oxidant for use in an autothermal reformer that provides hydrogen to a fuel cell. The apparatus includes a mixing vessel (10), a first inlet (4) to the mixing vessel for movement of gaseous fuel or oxidant therethrough,... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384617 | Process and equipment for treating refinary gases containing hydrogen sulphide A process for the abatement of hydrogen sulphide in refinery gases by means of a liquid-ring compressor (10) uses, as service liquid, an aqueous solution of amines already available in the refinery itself. The process also comprises a stage of washing of the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381230 | Reactor and process for making synthesis gas The invention relates to reactor systems and processes for producing synthesis gas. In one embodiment, a reactor comprises a first reaction zone comprising a combustion catalyst, wherein the first reaction zone is operated at conditions sufficient to produce a combu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367996 | Heat transfer optimization in multi shelled reformers A hydrocarbon fuel processing reactor for generating a hydrogen-enriched reformate from hydrocarbons is disclosed. A plurality of shells are arranged coaxially having a gap defined between each of the successive shells, thereby forming a plurality of coaxial zones. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368087 | Gas re-using system for carbon fiber manufacturing processes A gas re-use system for carbon fiber manufacturing processes based on hydrocarbon thermal decomposition. The system permits re-use of the output gas from the carbon fiber manufacturing process, a process based on the use of an industrial gas as the main raw material... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361199 | Combined water gas shift reactor/carbon dioxide adsorber for use in a fuel cell system An apparatus removes CO from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies. Both a catalyst adapted to perform a water gas shift reaction, and a carbon dioxide adsorbent are dispos... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357855 | Reactor for chemical conversion of a feed with added heat, and crosswise flow of feed and catalyst Described are a reactor for carrying out a chemical conversion process in a catalytic bed with mechanism for supplying heat integrated into the reactor, and with a very compact reaction zone, combined with efficient use of the catalyst, and a process for converting ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354507 | Hydroprocessing methods and apparatus for use in the preparation of liquid hydrocarbons The present invention is generally related towards enhancing the yield and/or cold-flow properties of certain hydrocarbon products, increasing the degree of isomerization in a diesel product and/or increasing the production rate of a diesel product. The embodiments ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354566 | Fuel gas production method and apparatus A fuel gas production apparatus includes a vaporization mechanism, a reforming mechanism, a PSA mechanism, a supply passage, a combustion air supply mechanism and an ECU. The vaporization mechanism has a combustion catalyst for vaporizing a fuel. The reforming mecha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353847 | Method of loading a particulate solid into a vessel A method of loading a granulated solid into a vessel having a containment zone for the granulated solid. The method comprises providing in a bottom portion of the containment zone a first substantially vertical rigid columnar portion having a horizontal cross sectio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351327 | Process for the selective desulfurization of a mid range gasoline cut A process for concurrently fractionating and treating a full range naphtha stream. The full boiling range naphtha stream is first subjected to simultaneous thioetherification and splitting into a light boiling range naphtha, an intermediate boiling range naphtha and... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341610 | Fuel cell system having two reformation reactors and method for operating same A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit and a gas-generating system containing at least one reforming unit for obtaining a hydrogen-rich reformate from a fuel. It is possible to supply the reformate at least partly to the anode side of the fuel cell unit. The s... | 03/11/2008 |
